Methods and systems for automatically tagging data are disclosed. A method includes capturing, by using an image capturing device, an image for processing. The method also includes extracting, by a data extraction device, data from the image by applying predefined rules. The method further includes determining, by a tagging device, a first identifier based on the extracted data. The method also includes associating, by a tagging device, the first identifier with the image for uniquely identifying the image. The method includes publishing, by a data publishing device, the image and the first identifier through a social media website being accessed computing device(s) based on a publishing setting defined by the user.
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1. A method for automatically tagging data with at least one identifier, comprising: capturing, by using an image capturing device, at least one image for processing based on an input from a user; extracting, by a data extraction device, data from the captured at least one image by applying one or more predefined rules; determining, by a tagging device, a first identifier based on the extracted data; associating, by the tagging device, the first identifier with the captured at least one image for uniquely identifying the at least one image; and publishing, by a data publishing device, the captured at least one image along with the first identifier through at least one social media website being accessed on at least one computing device based on a publishing setting defined by the user.
A method for automatically tagging data involves capturing an image using an image capturing device based on user input. Data is extracted from the image using predefined rules. A first identifier is determined based on this extracted data. This identifier is associated with the image to uniquely identify it. Finally, the image and its identifier are published to a social media website accessible on a computing device, according to the user's defined publishing settings.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one image comprises a pre-stored image stored in a storage device of the data tagging system, further wherein the pre-stored image is retrieved by the data extraction device for processing.
The method for automatically tagging data as described previously (capturing an image, extracting data, determining an identifier, associating the identifier with the image, and publishing to social media) can also use a pre-existing image stored within the data tagging system's storage. This pre-stored image is retrieved by the data extraction device for processing instead of capturing a new image.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving, by a transceiving device, the at least one image for processing from a computing device in a network.
The method for automatically tagging data as described previously (capturing an image, extracting data, determining an identifier, associating the identifier with the image, and publishing to social media) can also involve receiving an image from a computing device on a network. A transceiving device receives this image for processing instead of capturing a new image.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising downloading, by a downloading device, the at least one image from a computing device in a network for processing.
The method for automatically tagging data as described previously (capturing an image, extracting data, determining an identifier, associating the identifier with the image, and publishing to social media) can also involve downloading an image from a computing device on a network. A downloading device downloads this image for processing instead of capturing a new image.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technique and an Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR) is used for: extracting, by the data extraction device, the data from the at least one image; and associating, by the tagging device, the first identifier with the extracted data.
In the method for automatically tagging data as described previously (capturing an image, extracting data, determining an identifier, associating the identifier with the image, and publishing to social media), the data extraction process from the image uses either Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR) techniques. Furthermore, associating the identifier with the extracted data also utilizes OCR or OPR.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predefined rules comprises one or more rules for recognizing and extracting five types of social media handlers, wherein the five types of social media handlers comprises #Hashtag, @MyHandle, Owner@email.com, http://domain.com/sub, and Quick Response (QR) code.
In the method for automatically tagging data as described previously (capturing an image, extracting data, determining an identifier, associating the identifier with the image, and publishing to social media), the predefined rules for data extraction include recognizing and extracting five types of social media handles: hashtags (#Hashtag), user handles (@MyHandle), email addresses (Owner@email.com), URLs (http://domain.com/sub), and Quick Response (QR) codes.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is extracted from the at least one image by ignoring space in between the text or spelling errors.
In the method for automatically tagging data as described previously (capturing an image, extracting data, determining an identifier, associating the identifier with the image, and publishing to social media), the data extraction from the image ignores spaces between text and spelling errors to improve accuracy.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising: associating, by the tagging device, a second identifier with the extracted data of the at least one image, wherein the second identifier is manually selected by the user based on the at least one image; and publishing, by the data publishing device, the at least one image along with at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier through the at least one social media website being accessed on the at least one computing device based on the publishing setting defined by the user.
The method for automatically tagging data as described previously (capturing an image, extracting data, determining an identifier, associating the identifier with the image, and publishing to social media) is extended by associating a second identifier with the extracted data, where this second identifier is manually selected by the user based on the image. The image is then published to social media along with either the first (automatically determined) identifier, the second (user-selected) identifier, or both, according to the user's publishing settings.
9. A data tagging system for automatically tagging data with at least one identifier, comprising: an image capturing device configured to capture at least one image for processing based on an input from a user; a data extraction device configured to extract data from the captured at least one image by applying one or more predefined rules; a tagging device configured to: determine a first identifier based on the extracted data; and associate the first identifier with the captured at least one image for uniquely identifying the captured at least one image; and a data publishing device configured to publish the captured at least one image along with the first identifier through at least one social media website being accessed on at least one device based on a publishing setting defined by the user.
A data tagging system automatically tags data with an identifier. It contains an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device. The image capturing device captures an image based on user input. The data extraction device extracts data from the image using predefined rules. The tagging device determines a first identifier based on the extracted data and associates it with the image to uniquely identify it. The publishing device publishes the image and the first identifier to a social media website based on the user's publishing settings.
10. The data tagging system of claim 9 , wherein the data extraction device is configured to retrieve the at least one image from a storage device of the data tagging system for processing, the at least one image comprises a pre-stored image stored in the storage device.
The data tagging system that automatically tags data with an identifier (including an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device) uses the data extraction device to retrieve an image from a storage device within the system for processing. The image is a pre-stored image already present in the system's storage.
11. The data tagging system of claim 9 further comprising a transceiving device configured to receive the at least one image for processing from a computing device in a network.
The data tagging system that automatically tags data with an identifier (including an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device) also includes a transceiving device. This device receives an image for processing from a computing device over a network.
12. The data tagging system of claim 9 further comprising a downloading device configured to download the at least one image from a computing device in a network for processing.
The data tagging system that automatically tags data with an identifier (including an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device) also includes a downloading device. This device downloads an image from a computing device over a network for processing.
13. The data tagging system of claim 9 , wherein: the data extraction device uses at least one of an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technique and an Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR) technique for extracting the data from the at least one image; and the tagging device uses at least one of the OCR technique and the OPR technique for associating the first identifier with the extracted data.
In the data tagging system that automatically tags data with an identifier (including an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device), the data extraction device uses either Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR) to extract data from the image. Similarly, the tagging device uses OCR or OPR to associate the first identifier with the extracted data.
14. The data tagging system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more predefined rules comprises one or more rules for recognizing and extracting five types of social media handlers, wherein the five types of social media handlers comprises #Hashtag, @MyHandle, Owner@email.com, http://domain.com/sub, and Quick Response (QR) code.
In the data tagging system that automatically tags data with an identifier (including an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device), the predefined rules used by the data extraction device include recognizing and extracting five types of social media handles: hashtags (#Hashtag), user handles (@MyHandle), email addresses (Owner@email.com), URLs (http://domain.com/sub), and Quick Response (QR) codes.
15. The data tagging system of claim 9 , wherein the data extraction device is further configured to extract the data from at least one image by ignoring space in between the text or spelling errors.
In the data tagging system that automatically tags data with an identifier (including an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device), the data extraction device ignores spaces between text or spelling errors when extracting data from the image.
16. The data tagging system of claim 9 , wherein: the tagging device is configured to associate a second identifier with the extracted data of the at least one image, wherein the second identifier is manually selected by the user based on the at least one image; and the data publishing device is configured to publish the at least one image along with at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier through the at least one social media website being accessed on the at least one device based on the publishing setting defined by the user.
In the data tagging system that automatically tags data with an identifier (including an image capturing device, a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device), the tagging device also associates a second identifier with the extracted data, where the second identifier is manually chosen by the user based on the image. The data publishing device publishes the image along with either the first identifier (automatically determined) or the second identifier (user-selected), or both, through social media based on the user's settings.
17. A method for automatically tagging data on a plurality of social media website in a network, comprising: retrieving, by a data extraction device, at least one posting from at least one social media website for processing; applying, by the data extraction device, one or more predefined rules for extracting the data from the at least one posting, wherein at least one of an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technique and an Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR) technique is used for extracting the data from the at least one posting; determining, by a tagging device, a unique identifier based on the extracted data; and associating, by the tagging device, the unique identifier with the at least one posting for uniquely identifying the at least one posting in the network, wherein at least one of the OCR technique and the OPR technique is used for associating the unique identifier with the extracted data; and publishing, by a data publishing device, the at least one posting along with the unique identifier through the at least one social media website being accessed on at least one device based on a publishing setting defined by a user.
A method for automatically tagging data on social media websites involves retrieving a posting from at least one social media website. Data is extracted from the posting by applying predefined rules, using either Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR) techniques. A unique identifier is determined based on the extracted data. The unique identifier is associated with the posting, uniquely identifying it, also using OCR or OPR techniques. The posting and the unique identifier are then published on the social media website based on user defined publishing settings.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the unique identifier comprises at least one of a first identifier and a second identifier, wherein the first identifier is determined by the tagging device automatically and the second identifier is selected by the user based on the at least one image.
The method for automatically tagging data on social media websites as described previously (retrieving a posting, extracting data using OCR/OPR, determining a unique identifier using OCR/OPR, associating the identifier with the posting using OCR/OPR, and publishing to social media) uses a unique identifier that can be either a first identifier determined automatically, or a second identifier selected manually by the user, based on the image.
19. A system for automatically tagging data on a plurality of social media website in a network, the system comprising: a data tagging system including: a data extraction device configured to: retrieve at least one posting from at least one social media website for processing; and apply one or more predefined rules for extracting the data from at least one posting by using at least one of an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technique and an Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR) technique; a tagging device configured to: determine a unique identifier based on the extracted data; and associate the unique identifier with the extracted data for uniquely identifying the at least one posting in the network by using at least one of the OCR technique and the OPR technique; and a data publishing device configured to publish the at least one posting along with the unique identifier through the at least one social media website being accessed on at least one device based on a publishing setting defined by a user.
A system for automatically tagging data on social media websites includes a data tagging system. The data tagging system includes a data extraction device, a tagging device, and a data publishing device. The data extraction device retrieves postings from social media and extracts data from them using predefined rules and either Optical Character Recognition (OCR) or Optical Pattern Recognition (OPR). The tagging device determines a unique identifier from the extracted data and associates it with the posting, using OCR or OPR. The data publishing device publishes the posting along with the unique identifier based on user settings.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the unique identifier comprises at least one of a first identifier and a second identifier, further wherein the first identifier is determined by the tagging device automatically and the second identifier is selected by the user based on the at least one image.
The system for automatically tagging data on social media websites, including a data tagging system with extraction, tagging, and publishing devices, uses a unique identifier that can be either a first identifier determined automatically, or a second identifier selected manually by the user based on the at least one image.
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